Great Bend in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pennsylvania
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015
1. Pennsylvania Marker
as a Quaker Commonwealth.
Birthplace of
The Declaration of
Independence
and
The Constitution of
The United States
Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
Location. 41° 59.58′ N, 75° 45.174′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 11 and Orchard Road on U.S. 11. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend PA 18821, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Citizen Soldiers from Bravo Company, First Battalion, One Hundred and Ninth Mechanized Infantry (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Lokies" boost coal production ... (approx. 0.7 miles away); Freedom Memorial Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); SSG Larry R. Barnard, U.S. Army (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); SPC William "Billy" Evans Memorial Park (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015
2. Pennsylvania Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
